The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-14


Sth, and the engine and tender went
part of the way down an -embankment.
The engineer was badly scalded. The
wreck was caused by a misplaced
switch.
"A fierce prairie fire is reported if
teen miles from Grand Forks, Dakota.
A large warehouse of the Minneapolis
and Northern Elevator Company has
been burned. A fire at Garden City,
Kansas, on the 9Th, destroyed about
twelve buildings, mostly occupied as
stores. Loss, $50, 900; insurance, SI0,-
900. A fire at Holland, Manitoba, on
the 9TH, destroyed two large stores and
Sinclair's Hotel, causing a total loss
of $4,000, on which there is only
S3l, 500 insurance.
"A 14-year-old son of Miles Alden
fatally shot his 12-year-old sister, near
Ionia, Michigan. on the 8th, after say
ing, ''She won't bother me any more"
The Grand Jury at Haverhill,
Ohio, investigating the killing of DR..
Nortbrup by the McCoys, at that place
on the morning of the 9th, indicted all
four of the McCoys for murder in the
first degree. The shooting is said to
have grown out Of whiskey selling
cases, in which DR., Northrup appeared
as M of the prosecuting witnesses,
and for doing which, it IS said, enc
Coy swore vengeance on him."
Henry Pearson, a master builder
of Gloucester, Massachusetts,, disap-
peared on the Goth ult., and it has been
discovered that he leaves about Sl0,-
600 in unpaid bills. The house of Le-
navid Robinson, near Marshall, Hi
nois, was recently robbed of $4,000 dur
ing the absence OF the family. "Robin-
son is a rich man WHO distrusts banks
and has kept his cash secreted OH the
premises"
Mrs. Margaret Ernst, "a years Of
age, was found murdered and robbed,
on the morning OF the 10th, i'll her
house at New Haven, Connecticut,
She had been strangled with a rope.
William Ritter, a grocer of Baltimore
county, Maryland, quarrelled with his
wife on the morning of the 10th, and
killed her by splitting her head open
with an axe. Peter Trip and Alex
ander Caldwell, farmers, neal Catletts-
burg, Kentucky, quarrelled last week
about a fence, aud threatened ito kill
each other on sight" They met on
the road on the evening of the 9th, and
opened fire on each other. Trip was
Killed and Caldwell so badly wounded
that he died on the morning of the
10th. Ida Vaughn, Is years of age, was
felonlously assaulted and shot dead
neal Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, on the
9th. The muTdeTers ale unknown.
William T., Charles and Newton
Hutchins, brothers, quarrelled at
Huntsville, Alabama. on the 10th, and
William T. fired five sh is at the
others. Newton fell dead and Charles
was wounded in the arm Mrs. Van
Baker and her aged mother were found
murdered in their beds near Halliday's
Cove, West Virginia, on the 9th. Sew
eral hundred dollars had been taken
from the house. Jennie Bowman, the
servant girl who was murderously as
by two colored burglars in
Louisville a few weeks ago died of her
injuries on the evening of the 9th.
Franklin Howell, a banker of
STANTON, Penna., was OF the 10th, sued
by a Pittsburg lady for breach of
promise, she claiming $4,000. About
Il year ago, a Scranton lady brought a
suit against him laying her
damages at $40 900. There are doubts
as to the sanity of Howell.
"A thunder storm at Akron, Ohio,
the evening of the Sth, caused
damage estimated at $40, 900 within
forty minutes. The business part of
The town wa flooded, six houses were
struck by lightning, four houses were
wrecked, and a barn and four horses
were consumed. Four men were
severely injured by the electric fluid.
Stafford Count House, Virginia,
a terrible thunder storm on the
9TH, a man named Wright, visiting at
Andrew Pearson's house. opened the
door and was killed by a bolt of light
ming, which passed through the house
and also Killed three children, who
we're playing on the 6oor. Mrs. Pear
and several others were stunned.
"A fire in Lebanon, New Hamp-
shire, on the morning of the 10th, de-
,troyed about 50 buildings, including
Mead, Mason Il Co. IS shops ard store
houses. Kendrick Il Davis watch key
G.. NJ. Bakers machine shops,
). Cole & Sons foundry and machine
Rogers wooden mill, b. T. I'll
wood working shop, occupied by
MuchmOre Il Whipple and others, w.
Shaw's grist mill, Free Press print
ng Office buildings, livery stable and
marble shop. Baldwin's block, Pulsi-
'er's block, Marston's saw mil, the old
Lafayette Hotel building, g. ID. ScOtt's
livery stable, the Mascoma House,
twenty-five buildings and IA number Of
mailer buildings. The total loss is
estimated at $500, 000, the insurance at
Sl10,0 Six hundred men are thrown
,ut of work and sixty families made
homeless.
Slight earthquake shocks continue
intervals in New Mexico, Arizona
md Sonora. "A assure opened in Ar
IONA, which extended from near Ben
on to fifteen miles below Tres Alamos,
/ distance altogether of twenty-five
niles. Another assure is reported
miles from Tucson, which,
when it opened, threw mud and water
o a great height. The belief that a
had broken out in Sonora was
caused by the friction from rocks fall
ng down the mountan sides, which
gnited the woods.
THE VI a ~ AZ VNErS